Hon-Chew Hee (Xu Hanchao)

A: signed in pinyin, titled and numbered 2/18
this work is number 2 from an edition of 18.
B: signed in pinyin, titled and numbered 8/24
this work is number 8 from an edition of 24.
C: signed in pinyin and numbered 9/11
this work is number 9 from an edition of 11.

Private Asian Collection

Hon-Chew Hee, ed., The White Serpent, Hon-Chew Hee Studio, Hawaii, 1978, plate 6, p. 8 (A); plate 2, p. 4 (B); plate 20, p. 22 (C), illustrated in colour
Yin-Yang Art, Hon-Chew Hee Studio, Hawaii, 1981, p. 51 (A); p. 82  (B)

The three works are in very good condition. A: there are slight wrinkles at the bottom right corner and some minor discolouration and foxing across the surface of the work. B: There is evidence of slight discolouration at the bottom edge and very minor foxing across the face of the figure. C: There is evidence of scratches right above the figure’s head as well as near the top left corner of the work. There is evidence of very minor white accretions across the work.
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